Recipe - California Gold Bars

CREPES
1 cup Flour, all purpose
1 Egg
1 Egg yolk
1 cup Milk, or more
1 pn Salt
1 pn Pepper, black, ground
1 tablespoon Parsley, chopped
1 tablespoon Chives, chopped
2 tablespoon Butter, lightly salted
Oil, olive

FILLING
8 ounce Cheese, goat, California
at room temperature
2 tablespoon Oil, olive
3 tablespoon Basil, finely shredded
2 tablespoon Parsley, chopped
2 tablespoon Olives, black, chopped
Pepper, black, ground

SWEET ONION SAUCE
1 One half tablespoon Oil, vegetable
1 md Onion, cut or sliced up
1 cup Veal, trimmings * OR
1 cup Beef, trimmings *
2 tablespoon Vermouth, dry

* Trimmings should be cut into Three fourths inch dice.
** See recipe for VEAL STOCK.

For Crepes:
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Sift the flour into a mixing bowl; add egg, egg yolk and a little
of the milk and stir to the consistency of smooth paste. Gradually
add remaining milk and mix until smooth. Add salt and pepper, and 1
tablespoon of parsley and chives.

Heat 2 tablespoons of butter until the butter foams and turns a
very light brown color. Whisk this into the batter. Let the mixture
stand for at least 2 hours.

Thin the batter with milk, if necessary, to the consistency of
whipping cream.

Brush a 7" nonstick skillet with a thin film of olive oil and
place over medium heat.

When hot, add about 3 tablespoons of batter and swirl to coat the
pan. Cook until lightly golden, about 1 minute; then flip and cook
the second side for about 30 seconds. Continue with remaining batter,
stacking crepes between sheets of waxed paper.

For Filling:
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In a mixing bowl, mash the cheese with 2 tablespoons of olive oil
until soft and smooth. Stir in the basil, 2 tablespoons of parsley,
olives, and pepper.

For Sweet Onion Sauce:
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In a heavy saucepan, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat,
then add onion and meat. Cook uncovered, shaking the pan and stirring
occasionally, until the meat and the onion are browned (about 20
minutes.)

Add the vermouth, stirring, to the meat and onions. Then add the
stock and bring the mixture to a boil. Allow the mixture to boil
gently, skimming the surface often until sauce has reduced to a light
syrupy consistency (about 30 minutes or longer.)

Remove the saucepan from the heat and swirl in 2 tablespoons of
butter, bit by bit. Strain the resulting sauce and season with a
little bit salt and pepper.

To Assemble:
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Preheat the oven to 375 F.

Use a narrow spatula or butter knife to spread 1 side of each
crepe evenly with about 2 tablespoons filling. Fold each crepe into
quarters, pressing neatly.

Blanch cucumber slices in boiling salted water for 1 minute then
drain well. Arrange the stuffed crepes in a shallow baking pan,
brushing lightly with olive oil and place them in the oven until
heated through (about 5 minutes.) Arrange 2 crepes, overlapping
slightly, on each of 4 heated serving plates. Arrange 3 cucumber
slices in a fan pattern next to the crepes and garnish with finely
slivered olives.

Warm the sauce. Spoon some sauce around the crepes, and serve.
Source: New York's Master Chefs, Bon Appetit Magazine
: Written by Richard Sax, Photographs by Nancy McFarland
: The Knapp Press, Los Angeles, 1985

Chef: Larry Forgione, An American Place Restaurant, New York

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